For anyone asking "why", Panic has written a blogpost about it and talked about it on their podcast: https://panic.com/blog/the-story-of-playdate/ https://panic

For anyone asking "why", Panic has written a blogpost about it and talked about it on their podcast: https://panic.com/blog/the-story-of-playdate/ https://panic.com/blog/the-story-of-playdate/ It wasn't always their goal to enter the console market, it started as an idea for a very special anniversary project and evolved into the playdate. It might be a pricy, boutique, indie gaming handheld for us but from what I've read more of a "fun" project and life experience for panic.